Will India defend their No 1 ranking against Australia in ODIs?

Will India defend their No 1 ranking against Australia in ODIs?

India's No 1 ranking will be on the line when Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men square off against Australia in a seven-match ODI series starting in Pune on Sunday.

India start the series as the No 1 ranked ODI side with 123 ratings points, with Australia in second place on 115 ratings points.

To retain the top spot, India have to win two or more matches in the series while Australia will have to win the series 6-1 or better to reclaim the No 1 position.

In the event of a 6-1 series win for Australia, it will gain six ratings points to move to top spot on 121 ratings points, while India will drop to second position with 118 ratings points (a loss of five ratings points).